SKU: SU.30190015

Soprano, Mezzo-soprano, Baritone; 1.0.1.0; 0.0.0.0; pno; 1.1.1.0 Duration: 25' Libretto: Joyce Carol Oates Composed: 1999-2002 Published by: Parsonage Press SYNOPSIS: A middle-aged married couple, burdened with the increasing ill-health and irascibility of their Poor Bibi, whom they once adored, make a decision to have him/her put to sleep by a veterinarian. When, repulsed by the request, the veterinarian refuses to perform the simple procedure, the husband and wife are forced to kill Poor Bibi themselves in a frenzied, brutal manner: For we soon forget what we do, in the human desperation of doing it. The ordinarily gentle and civilized couple then confront us, the audience: And you, you damned hypocrites, what will you do with yours? -- Joyce Carol Oates.